ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

North America · ISO 639-3 knj · Glottocode west2635

Akateko

The dataset describes Akateko as a member of the Mayan family, with shifting status, recorded in 2 source countries and likely written in Latin.

Language family
Mayan
Likely script
Latin (Latn)
Source status
shifting
Macroarea
North America
Source country codes
GT · MX
Reference point
15.593, -91.842

Open research question

How do speakers of Akateko describe their varieties, relationships to place, and priorities for documentation or revitalisation?

This question is an assignment for later subject and community-proximate source review, not a claim about a uniform cultural worldview.

Scholarly boundary

The map point is a Glottolog reference point, not a language-area boundary. The script field is a likely Unicode CLDR assignment, not a complete history of orthography. Information on endangerment and countries follows the linked source data and does not replace current local assessment.